25 frames Henri Cartier-Bresson about Soviet life in 1954

17 January 1955, Life magazine published the photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson "People of Russia". Famous Frenchman was one of the first Western journalists who have received official permission to photograph ordinary Soviet citizens.

We present you some works from the "Soviet" series great photographer.

Henri Cartier-Bresson (Henri Cartier-Bresson, 1908-2004) during his career photojournalist, visited dozens of countries. Twice he was in the Soviet Union for the first time in 1954.

The result of his trip was the publication in Life magazine in early 1955, and published in the same year the album "Moscow". It was one of the first Western publications on the Soviet Union after the Second world war.

Moscow. On a pedestrian crossing

Moscow. Open ENEA

But at the same time, Cartier-Bresson was shooting in a much more hot spots than the Moscow of the 1950s and 1970s years, and yet he little feared, and set off into the dangerous journey again and again. Maybe the master "was not happy in our country" because he felt that she had not revealed to him that he didn't catch it the coveted "decisive moment"? Unfortunately, we'll never know.

But it remains indisputable is the fact that a photojournalist really changed the idea of a whole generation of Russian photographers on documentary photography and photojournalism assignments.

Moscow. July sports festival at the stadium "Dynamo"

At the stadium "Dynamo"

Leningrad. May 1

Leningrad. Buying hats in the House of Leningrad trade

Moscow. Buildings

Moscow. In Gorky Park

Ibid. (installation of a giant portrait of Gorky)

The girl in the Park

Soviet children

Moscow. At the fashion show

The farmers on the tour in the subway

The Church in Sokolniki

Morning in red square

The queue at the mausoleum

Moscow. Canteen for workers building the hotel Metropol

Moscow. Resting in the Silver forest

The Moscow school in 1954

In Gum

Street cleaning

Bakery